Heading to St Cloud this morning with some friends to do brunch and a little Christmas shopping. We plan an event to catch up each month and this is our November outing. I dont have a lot of shopping I need to do but it will be fun to hang with the girls and it will be a chance to go to my Mother Ship (Barnes & Noble).
Yesterday afternoon Al and I went to see the movie 2012 and a few blogger friends on twitter wanted me to post about the movie so here I go.
This was a movie that Al really wanted to see so when we suggested we see it on Friday afternoon – even to the point of him coming home early from our office to do this, sick or not – I couldn’t say no to such a sweet gesture.
The movie went above and beyond my expectations. I was engrossed from the opening lines. I loved the scenes from around the world.
John Cusack and Woody Harrelson do a fantastic job – Woody is in top from!
Seriously – fantastic.
The scenes of the earth crumbling were breathtaking. As I seen buildings crumble, cars and people falling from large heights it really was something to see on the big screen and I openly cried at the thought of all the loss of lives.
Danny Glover made a wonderful President. I appreciated his compassion and the mark he makes in this movie is an important one.
Amanda Peet plays the role of John Cusack’s ex wife.
This is my favorite person in the movie. His character is strong and he really made the movie come together.
The movie was full of action and closing out at two hours and forty minutes and didnt feel long at all. Right up to the end I was glued to my seat. I found it insightful that as the earth began to crumble – all people – all race, all levels of income, all of us – were put on the same playing field. The walls of differences had crumbled and the movie portrays that well. Money does not buy you the security you think you deserve. Class does not exist and we are reminded that we never really were any better than anyone else.
In the end, I liked the message I seen, not sure if that was what the movie was going for or not. I found comfort in taking that away.
Highly recommended. !
Have you seen it? Share your thoughts here! Are you planning to see it? Let me know! 🙂
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Wow! I was vacillating on this one, but now I have to see it!
Have fun in the “big city!” LOL
Thanks Laurel – it was good!
I’ve thought about seeing this one but did not know if it would scare me to death. Sounds like a must-see!!
There were parts that were scary Stace and I did tear up at the destruction – but I really did like the movie and it has a good ending
I saw the trailers,and got me exited.
Want to see it!
There is a lot of action Nina… it was exciting!
i was waffling whether to wait for the dvd. but i think i’ll go now. thanks for the review and pics!
Velvet I hope you get a chance to see it. let me know what you think 🙂
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Thank you Laurel – I will check it out in the am…. I am so shot tonight. A long day and just got home at 10 pm.
LOL! I am so glad you posted about this. It would have been the exact question I asked. 🙂
Oh good J Kaye! I normally dont talk a lot about movies on here unless they are books that were made into movies…. maybe that will change now. 🙂
I really think that is a great idea. Many of us are also movie junkies too…lol.
I heart John Cusak.
Hi heidenkind – he is a good actor. I really liked him in Con Air.
When I first started to see the previews for this last year I was really thinking I need to watch it. Then I saw that John Cusak was in it and I started to have my doubts, the only worse option for me would have been Nicolas Cage. However now that I’ve seen your review and talked to others that have seen it I will probably have to go watch it now.
I hope you go see it Ryan. Let me know what you think. LOL about your thoughts on John Cusak…. he is not a fave but I really do like a good Nicholas Cage movie. I loved the National Treasure movies and Gone In 60 Second rocked. 🙂
End-of-the-world stuff seems to be so popular lately. For whatever reason. It sure makes fun movies!
Its that whole 2012 thing rhapsodyinbooks. There are parts of this movie that remind me of Deep Impact, 1 1998 movie that was along the same line although they had a lottery to see who would be saved from the destruction in that movie.